EP1269784A2 - Handover in a packet switched wireless communications network - Google Patents
Handover in a packet switched wireless communications networkInfo
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- the present invention relates generally to the field of wireless communications; and, more specifically, to a method for performing a handover between two cells in a packet switched wireless system.
- IP Internet protocols
- GPRS is a packet switched system that uses the same physical carrier structure as the present GSM cellular communications system, and that is designed to coexist with and to provide the same coverage as GSM.
- GPRS radio interface is thus based on a TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) structured system with 200 kHz carriers divided into eight timeslots with GMSK (Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying) modulation.
- TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
- GMSK Gausian Minimum Shift Keying
- the GPRS specifications include a number of different coding schemes to be used depending on the quality of the radio carrier. With GPRS, data rates well over 100 kbps will be possible.
- EDGE Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution
- GMSK Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying
- 8PSK 8-symbol Phase Shift Keying
- TDMA/136 the cellular communication system compliant to the ANSI/136 standard, hereinafter referred to as TDMA/136, has focused on a packet data system to be integrated with the TDMA/136 circuit switched mode.
- This packet data system will also be based on the new EDGE technology as defined for the GPRS extension. It will then allow TDMA/136 operators with a packet data mode to provide data rates up to 384 kbps on 200 kHz carriers with GMSK and 8PSK modulation as defined for EGPRS.
- a packet switched connection is traditionally designed for delay-insensitive data; and, therefore, it is not as straightforward to establish and maintain a packet switched connection for voice communications.
- Several changes must be made in a packet data system designed for "best-effort" data in order to make it feasible for use in delay sensitive applications such as, for example, voice communications.
- One important area that requires change is the handover between two cells, i.e. when the mobile station (MS) for any reason needs to establish a connection to another cell different from the cell currently being used.
- MS mobile station
- GPRS there exists no handover, only cell reselection. Handover implies a seamless transfer from one cell to another during an ongoing data transfer.
- GPRS cell reselection on the other hand, the mobile station disconnects from the old cell before it has new resources allocated in the new cell. This could be compared to cell selection in an idle mode in GSM.
- the cell reselection decision is made by the mobile station.
- the mobile station in packet transfer mode measures the signal strength on its own and on neighboring cells.
- the locating algorithm is in the mobile station, i.e., no measurement reports are sent to the network.
- the mobile station stops listening to the old cell and starts to read necessary system information in the new cell.
- the mobile station then accesses the new cell and sends a cell update to the SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Node) .
- the SGSN receives the cell update and discovers that there was already an ongoing downlink packet transfer.
- the SGSN sends a flush message, containing the addresses of the serving and target cells and the identity of the mobile station, to the PCU (Packet Control Unit) responsible for the old cell.
- PCU Packet Control Unit
- unacknowledged LLC Logical Link Control
- GSM 04.60 Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) ; General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) ; Mobile Station (MS) -Base Station System (BSS) interface; Radio Link Control/Medium Access Control (RLC/MAC) protocol, v.6.2.0", GSM 05.08: “Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) ; Radio Subsystem link control, v.6.2.0" and 3G TS 23.060: "3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Services and System Aspects; General Packet Radio Service (GPRS); Service description; Stage 2 v 3.2.1” hereby incorporated by reference .
- GPRS General Packet Radio Service
- Service description Stage 2 v 3.2.1
- the cell change and the LLC moving procedure in packet transfer mode interrupts the transfer by approximately 1-5 seconds, depending on how quickly the mobile station can acquire the full set of system information. This interruption time exceeds the interruption time requirement for speech (100-150 ms) considerably.
- a handover procedure that allocates resources in advance, for example, as in GSM, is required.
- resources in the target cell are allocated in advance before the mobile station leaves the old cell.
- Information about the frequency, timeslot and output power the mobile station should use is sent in the handover command.
- the mobile station is thus guaranteed resources in the target cell.
- the mobile station accesses the target cell and receives timing advance information from the target BSS (Base Station System) .
- the handover is controlled by the network, and the mobile station sends measurement reports continuously (two reports every second) on the Slow Associated Control Channel (SACCH) .
- SACCH Slow Associated Control Channel
- the present invention provides a handover procedure for the packet switched domain in order to properly support delay sensitive services, such as voice over IP.
- a method for handover of a mobile station from a serving base station to a target base station in a packet switched wireless communications system.
- resources are allocated and assigned between the mobile station and the target base station while maintaining connection of the mobile station to the serving base station; and, thereafter, disconnecting the mobile station from the serving base station and connecting the mobile station to the target base station.
- the mobile station because resources are initially allocated and assigned in the target cell, the mobile station does not need to use the common control channel, which is a common resource for all users in a cell, to send access messages to the target cell.
- resources are allocated in the uplink and/or downlink direction, between the mobile station and the base station while maintaining the connection between the mobile station and the serving base station, such that a mobile station may re-establish its connection to the network via the target base station in a substantially seamless manner without interrupting an ongoing data transmission session through the connection to the network via the serving base station.
- the data transmission session may, therefore, be a time sensitive transmission such as, for example, a voice communication session.
- resources in the target cell are allocated and assigned via the serving cell. More specifically, the mobile station is given necessary information about the new cell, whereby the mobile station is able to immediately transmit information to the network without using the common control channel, shared by all users in a cell.
- the mobile station uses parts of a traffic channel to transmit necessary information to the network in order to calculate physical parameters .
- the communications system comprises a GPRS/EGPRS system
- the mobile station uses a Packet DataChannel (PDCH) ; and specifically, the Packet Associated Control Channel (PACCH) to access the target cell.
- PDCH Packet DataChannel
- PACCH Packet Associated Control Channel
- Figure 1 schematically illustrates a cellular pattern in an exemplary cellular communications system
- Figure 2 schematically illustrates the architecture of a packet switched system
- Figure 3 illustrates a handover procedure for a circuit switched system
- Figure 4 illustrates the handover procedure for a packet switched system according to a presently preferred embodiment of the invention
- Figure 1 schematically illustrates a cellular pattern, generally designated by reference number 2, according to a GSM or GPRS/EGPRS communications system.
- Frequencies are typically planned to be used in a certain area, i.e., a first cell, and then re-used in another area, i.e., a second cell, that is distant from the first cell .
- the planning of frequencies aims to introduce sufficient re-use distance such that communication on, e.g., frequency FI in one cell 4 does not interfere with communication on the same frequency FI in another cell 6.
- a theoretical 1/3 reuse is illustrated where frequencies FI, F2 and F3 are evenly distributed throughout a coverage area, with each frequency serving a sub-area, or cell.
- the 1/3 reuse indicates that there are 3 different frequencies that are repeated throughout the coverage area.
- the frequencies may be planned in any reuse, depending on how much spectrum is available. It may also differ within a system, depending on topology and geographical conditions, for example.
- timeslots are also reused to achieve a two-dimensional reuse, both a frequency and a time re-use.
- mobile equipment i.e., a mobile station (MS) 10 is illustrated as communicating in one cell 16 with a base station (BS) 12.
- the MS may continuously measure on surrounding base stations, e.g., BS 14, to find a candidate BS with which to make a handover, in a situation when the serving base station 12 cannot sufficiently maintain the communication. This may happen, e.g., when the mobile station is traveling away from a serving base station 12 and approaching another base station. Measurements may be reported to the network via the serving BS 12, and a handover decision may be made in the network.
- the measurement reports may contain signal strength or quality measurements like BER (bit error rate) or (BLER) block error rate.
- the mobile station measures on the connection from the network towards the mobile station.
- FIG. 2 illustrates the architecture for a packet switched system such as GPRS.
- Information packets from an external network 22 will enter the GPRS network at a GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node) 24.
- the packets are then routed from the GGSN 24 via the backbone network 26 to a SGSN 28 that is serving the area in which the addressed GPRS mobile station (36) resides.
- the packets are routed to the correct BSS (Base Station System) 30, in a dedicated GPRS transmission.
- BSS Base Station System
- a GPRS register may or may not be integrated with an HLR (Home Location register) of the GSM system (The HLR and GPRS register are illustrated at 32 in Figure 2) .
- Subscriber data may be interchanged between the SGSN 28 and MSC (Mobile Services Switching Center) 34 (which may be coupled to a Visitor Location Register (VLR) ) to ensure service interaction, such as, for example, restricted roaming .
- MSC Mobile Services Switching Center
- FIG 3 schematically illustrates the handover procedure 40 for a circuit switched GSM system.
- the serving BSS 43 advises the MSC 41 that a handover is required (HO Required 61) , the MSC requests a handover from the target BSS 44 (HO Request 62) and the target BSS acknowledges the request (HO Req ack 63) .
- resources in the target cell are allocated in advance before the mobile station leaves the old cell.
- Information about the frequency, timeslot and output power the mobile station should use is sent in the handover command (HO Command 64,65) from the MSC 41 to the mobile station 42 via the serving BSS 43. The mobile station is thus guaranteed resources in the target cell.
- the mobile station 42 accesses the target cell (HO Access 66) and receives timing advance information from the target BSS 44.
- the target BSS 44 notifies the MSC 41 that the handover has been detected (HO Detect 67) and the mobile station sends a handover complete message (HO Complete 68,69) to the MSC via the target BSS.
- the handover is controlled by the network and the mobile station sends measurement reports continuously (two reports every second) on the Slow Associated Control Channel (SACCH) .
- SACCH Slow Associated Control Channel
- Figure 4 illustrates the handover procedure 50 for the packet switched domain; specifically, for a GPRS/EGPRS based packet data communications system according to a presently preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the network knows that a handover has to be performed (this can, for example, be done by using the Packet SACCH (PSACCH) as described above and let the network make the handover decision based on the measurement reports received from the mobile station) , and that the target cell is identified.
- PSACCH Packet SACCH
- the serving BSS 52 serving a mobile station 51, sends a Packet Handover Required (PHO Required 71) to the SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Node) 54, and the SGSN starts negotiating with the target BSS 56 for resources in order to fulfill the QoS-requirement (Quality of Service) for the flows concerned. If resources in the target BSS 56 are available according to the Packet Handover Request (PHO Request 72) , Packet Handover Accepted (PHO Req accepted 73) is sent to the SGSN 54 from the target BSS.
- PHO Request 72 Packet Handover Request 72
- PHO Req accepted 73 Packet Handover Accepted
- QoS-parameters such as delay and throughput requirements) in the serving cell is transmitted to the target cell.
- the BSS context in the serving cell is then deleted when handover is successfully performed.
- a Packet Handover Command (PHO Cmd 74,75) is sent from the SGSN to the mobile station 51 via the serving BSS 52.
- the Packet Handover Command may contain frequency, BSIC, a reduced Packet Uplink Assignment and/or a reduced Packet Downlink Assignment message.
- the Handover Command is received at the mobile station, the mobile station then tunes to the target cell. Up to this time, as shown in Figure 4, normal operation is maintained between the mobile station and the serving base station such that, for example, an ongoing data transfer between the mobile station and the network through the serving base station will not be interrupted.
- a modified Packet Polling Request is included in the Packet Handover Command.
- the mobile station responds with a Packet Control acknowledgment ( Packet Control ack 76) (sent in four identical access bursts) transmitted on the PACCH on the new frequency to the target base station.
- Packet Control ack 76 (sent in four identical access bursts) transmitted on the PACCH on the new frequency to the target base station.
- the SGSN 54 is sent a packet handover detect signal (Packet HO Detect 77) whereupon the network sends a Packet Power Control/Timing Advance message (Packet PC/TA 78) , also sent on the PACCH to the mobile station.
- Packet PC/TA 78 Packet Power Control/Timing Advance message
- transmission can be restarted in the new cell; i.e. , normal operation is re-established between the mobile station and the network via the target base station as is shown in Figure 4.
- the mobile station may acquire system information and the remaining parts of the Packet Uplink and/or Downlink Assignment messages .
- the present invention provides a handover procedure for packet switched communications systems that is similar to that used in circuit switched systems; while, at the same time, using the current EGPRS standard, for example, the Packet Control ack and the PC/TA messages, as much as possible.
- the messages mentioned above are further described in GSM 04.60 (already incorporated by reference) .
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